CHAPTER 1065: 1142: JUST LIKE THAT, I WAS TAKEN AWAY BY HIM.

"The people of Yuan Palace secretly curse me as a bastard. Since childhood, my situation has been awkward, only because my parents once had grace towards the Empress, only because my parents died because of the Empress, I was rewarded with wealth and status, but it’s merely ancestral protection."

"Back then, she... was the first person to smile at me, the first to help me up when I fell, and the first to treat me kindly."

"That sister, when I was young, she was even more naive than me. When I grew up, her thoughts were simple, she treated me very well, but in the end, I actually harmed her with my own hands; I cannot forgive myself."

"Actually, I could have saved her at that time, but I was too irrational back then. After learning the truth, I summoned the Seventh Princess and angrily questioned her why she ignored sisterly affection, what wrong did Xiao Shiyi do."

"Because of this, she also learned that the incident with Shi Yi was my doing. She was shocked by my identity as a Wizard, afraid I would take revenge on her in a fit of anger, and more afraid that I would publicize this matter, so she locked me up."

"Thus, I had no materials at hand and could not lift the curse placed on Xiao Shiyi."

"That year, Marshal Baowei was stepping down, the Eighth Princess was plotting in secret, but Ninth Sister had been favored for many years, and she still had many supporters openly. For example, Xiao Shiyi, Shi Yi was one of Ninth Sister’s supporters."

"Initially, because of Xiao Shiyi’s affair, since it happened in Jiangnan when Ninth Sister was in the capital, even though she was already overwhelmed by the affairs there, she still pursued the matter. The Seventh Princess did not dare to confront directly, so she kept me as a scapegoat."

"I spent more than half a year in prison, and during that time, I didn’t even know how I made it through."

"That half-year imprisonment, I am still unwilling to recall too much. A person can change, over time, and with more experiences, I began to change."

"At the time, I only had one thought in mind, unrelated to romance, I wanted to get out. I didn’t know how long she intended to keep me locked up, nor did I want to risk one day not being able to endure, dying in prison. So I started thinking about escaping. I waited and waited, hoped and hoped, finally heaven did not disappoint a person who is determined, the opportunity arrived."

"At that time, I carried injuries, escaped from the prison, but couldn’t get far, almost got caught by pursuers. Right then, I met my Benefactor."

Yi Ran raised his head, he looked at Shu Yu, then at Dong Huiying.

"I still can’t forget, at my most helpless moment, my wounds festered and bled, I fell to the ground unable to get up, wearing a shabby commoner’s outfit snatched from a prison guard, with lice still on my head, and shackles on my hands and ankles. I was really in a sorry state, when a man walked towards me."

"He reached out to me, smiled at me, his temples had white hair, yet his face was born correct and extraordinary, Handsome and elegant. He looked at me, his gaze very gentle. He teased me, ’At a glance, you almost made me think of my brother Lao San.’ And so, he took me away."

"He thought I was a slave, escaped from suffering under slave traders. He took pity on me, and my identity was too complex, involving too much, unconsciously, I selfishly concealed it, and didn’t tell him what had happened to me."

"During the time I was recuperating, I learned that during the half-year I was imprisoned, great changes occurred outside. For instance, the Empress fell ill, Ninth Sister lost her power, over half of the Original Three Armies soldiers belonged to Marshal Baowei, faked their deaths and rebelled, and the Eighth Princess took charge, managing state affairs on behalf of the gravely ill Empress, among other things."